Victory over Simon meant the 19-year-old had just a five-hour gap between that match and his win in the final against Andreas Seppi, before flying to Melbourne on Sunday and starting his campaign on Monday afternoon.

De Minaur said it left him disadvantaged ahead of his clash with Portuguese outsider Pedro Sousa on Monday, and into the rest of the tournament.

“What is more annoying is me having to play Monday at the Australian Open and not getting helped out as a fellow Aussie at your home slam,” de Minaur said.

Alex De Minaur speaks to the press. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)”n

“I think they are punishing Aussies for playing deep in their home tournaments and I think that’s not what they should be doing.”

De Minaur is one of the few big names playing in the Sydney tournament the week before the Open, with only four of the world’s top-30 playing at the event and another six playing in Auckland.

Australia’s top-ranked men’s player as world No.29, de Minaur’s opening match in Melbourne is the third scheduled at Margaret Court Arena.

Asked if he had asked to have the match pushed back, de Minaur replied: “Yeah.”

“They came out with the schedule before they even saw the halves or saw who was in the final in the weeks prior. I think that is pretty poor.”